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When our mothers are alive and healthy, they do extraordinary things... like the mothers of Plaza de Mayo, who marched in Argentinean plazas, defying the military junta dictatorship and demanding the...

Liya Kebede

When our mothers are alive and healthy, they do extraordinary things... like the mothers of Plaza de Mayo, who marched in Argentinean plazas, defying the military junta dictatorship and demanding the...

Tags: children, war, military

Midwives and doctors play a crucial role preventing unnecessary maternal deaths. They educate women about nutrition, health and family planning. And they step in when complications arise.

Liya Kebede

Midwives and doctors play a crucial role preventing unnecessary maternal deaths. They educate women about nutrition, health and family planning. And they step in when complications arise.

Tags: family, women, planning

About Author
Liya Kebede (Amharic: ሊያ ከበደ; born 1 March 1978) is an Ethiopian-born model, maternal health advocate, clothing designer, and actress. She has appeared on the cover of Vogue 20 times.
Kebede has served as the WHO's Ambassador for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health since 2005.

The most inspiring piece of advice I've gotten is simply to persevere. My mom taught me to always keep going no matter what from an early age. When it feels too difficult to push forward, I always rem...

Liya Kebede

The most inspiring piece of advice I've gotten is simply to persevere. My mom taught me to always keep going no matter what from an early age. When it feels too difficult to push forward, I always rem...

Tags: myself, mom, keep going

Investing in women's lives is an investment in sustainable development, in human rights, in future generations - and consequently in our own long-term national interests.

Liya Kebede

Investing in women's lives is an investment in sustainable development, in human rights, in future generations - and consequently in our own long-term national interests.

Tags: future, development

For my diet, I choose mostly organic. But in general, I am a big believer in trying to strike a balance with everything.

Liya Kebede

For my diet, I choose mostly organic. But in general, I am a big believer in trying to strike a balance with everything.

Tags: balance, i am, trying

Miriam Were has made outstanding contributions to public health in the developing world. She brings basic medical services to women and children in East Africa.

Liya Kebede

Miriam Were has made outstanding contributions to public health in the developing world. She brings basic medical services to women and children in East Africa.

Tags: children, women, health

If nothing else, I want women to understand that they are powerful. If you look back at history, in almost every big moment, in every leap forward, you find ordinary women at the core. We have more ab...

Liya Kebede

If nothing else, I want women to understand that they are powerful. If you look back at history, in almost every big moment, in every leap forward, you find ordinary women at the core. We have more ab...

Tags: history, women, changes

We should work to guarantee that there is a midwife or health worker by every woman's side during childbirth.

Liya Kebede

We should work to guarantee that there is a midwife or health worker by every woman's side during childbirth.

Tags: work, woman, guarantee

Doing designs on a loom takes a lot of talent and experience, and, trust me, I won't be able to do that.

Liya Kebede

Doing designs on a loom takes a lot of talent and experience, and, trust me, I won't be able to do that.

Tags: experience, talent, me

I want to do action, romantic comedy, and I love drama.

Liya Kebede

I want to do action, romantic comedy, and I love drama.

Tags: love, action, want

One thing modeling taught me is that the spotlight can change everything.

Liya Kebede

One thing modeling taught me is that the spotlight can change everything.

Tags: me, modeling, everything